[Mapserver-users] Graphics card recommendation for ArcIMS?

Fri Nov 14 12:33:07 PST 2003

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Stuart -
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There are mailing lists for ArcIMS discussions; I don't think the =
MapServer group is the most helpful place to ask about ArcIMS =
configuration.
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Quite a while back ESRI UK issued a press release when the AA =
(Automobile Association) launched an ArcIMS site making 72,000 maps per =
day, calling it "one of the largest [ArcIMS sites] in the world".  The =
ArcIMS 4.0.1 installation guide says "A high-volume Web site, with =
100,000 to 1,000,000 maps per day, should be distributed to multiple =
ArcIMS Spatial Server computers."  I think there are a number of issues =
other than graphics card you should be worrying about - in fact, I'd put =
the graphics card as probably the least important piece of hardware in =
that system.  You should try to find someone who is actually running an =
ArcIMS server at that volume level and get some serious design review =
advice.
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Or you could decide to use MapServer and ask us instead <g>.
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    - Ed
Ed McNierney
President and Chief Mapmaker
TopoZone.com / Maps a la carte, Inc.
73 Princeton Street, Suite 305
North Chelmsford, MA  01863
ed at topozone.com
(978) 251-4242=20

-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart Green [mailto:arcims at stuartgreen.net]
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 2:51 PM
To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
Subject: [Mapserver-users] Graphics card recommendation for ArcIMS?

I am in the process of ordering hardware for a new ArcIMS server we're =
installing. It will be running on Windows 2000. My question is, what =
graphics card should I order? We don't expect a huge amount of traffic =
-- maybe 100,000 maps a day (but that is just a guess). If anyone has =
any suggestions I would really appreciate it.

Thanks- Stuart

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a while back ESRI UK issued a press release when the AA (Automobile =
Association)=20
launched an ArcIMS site making 72,000 maps per day, calling it "one of =
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largest [ArcIMS sites] in the world".  The ArcIMS 4.0.1 =
installation guide=20
says "A high-volume Web site, with 100,000 to 1,000,000 maps per day, =
should be=20
distributed to multiple ArcIMS Spatial Server computers."  I think =
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are a number of issues other than graphics card you should be worrying =
about -=20
in fact, I'd put the graphics card as probably the least important piece =
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hardware in that system.  You should try to find someone who is =
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<DIV>    - Ed</DIV>
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Ed McNierney President and Chief =
Mapmaker TopoZone.com /=20
Maps a la carte, Inc. 73 Princeton Street, Suite 305 North =
Chelmsford,=20
MA  01863 ed at topozone.com (978) 251-4242 =
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 Windows 2000. My question is, what graphics card should I order? We =
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 a guess). If anyone has any suggestions I would really appreciate=20
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